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Ricky Leong

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Lead digital editor & columnist at Postmedia Calgary. He/him. DM for Signal. Standard disclaimer. Other Place™: bsky.app/profile/rickyl…

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Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx (@craigbaird) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Canada went through its 45th federal election last night. Let's see how the election's results compare with others in Canadian history. The voter turnout was about 67%. Canada has not exceeded 70% since 1993. This was the third-highest turnout of the 21st century. 🧵1/12

Canada went through its 45th federal election last night.
Let's see how the election's results compare with others in Canadian history.

The voter turnout was about 67%. Canada has not exceeded 70% since 1993. This was the third-highest turnout of the 21st century.

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Fantastic look by @scottstrasser19 at the future of Stephen Avenue, the historic main street of downtown #Calgary calgaryherald.com/news/whats-nex… #yyc #yyccc

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UPDATE: AHS issues measles exposure alert across southern Alberta amid widespread outbreak calgaryherald.com/news/more-conf…

UPDATE: AHS issues measles exposure alert across southern Alberta amid widespread outbreak calgaryherald.com/news/more-conf…
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Calgary shouldn't charge for parking at Edworthy Park unless it becomes easier to get there without a car. Otherwise, a parking fee is just an entrance fee in disguise. My column this week: calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… #yyc #yyccc

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For more than a decade, Calgary has fought and lost its various attempts to clamp down on obnoxiously loud noise from vehicles. My column this week: calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… #yyc #yyccc

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Calgary Transit recently got a cash infusion during city budget talks, but not everything can be fixed with money. More can be done to help buses keep moving and stay out of traffic. My column this week: calgaryherald.com/opinion/calgar… #yyc #yyccc

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Calgary burger joint donates more than 1,000 burgers to the community for Christmas Eve #yyc calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…

Calgary burger joint donates more than 1,000 burgers to the community for Christmas Eve #yyc calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…
Don Braid (@donbraid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This superb long explainer is even more relevant today than it was on the first anniversary of the 2024 Bearspaw South pipe eruption. Every problem unearthed by Postmedia's Hiren Mansukhani. (Hiren Mansukhani) A must read calgaryherald.com/feature/inside… #yyc #yyccc #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

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Looking for someone to blame for Calgary's water crisis? It's complicated. Some of our water problems today lie with decisions made long before any contemporary city council. My column this week: calgaryherald.com/opinion/bearsp… #yyc #yyccc

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This is an Alberta Emergency Alert. The City of Calgary has issued a water supply alert. This alert is in effect for all communities of Calgary’s water supply, including Airdrie, Strathmore, Tsuu T’ina Nation and Chestermere. A feeder main break along 16 Avenue Northwest has

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In June, we published a comprehensive look at the 2024 Bearspaw South feeder main failure, written by reporter Hiren Mansukhani. The context and explanations are essential reading, given that we are facing another water crisis today. calgaryherald.com/feature/inside… #yyc #calgary

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Pipes break all the time elsewhere in Canada but it rarely reaches crisis levels. How did other Canadian cities handle major failures and what can #Calgary learn from those experiences? Colleague Hiren Mansukhani takes another deep dive into our water crisis. #yyc #yyccc

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'What happened on Saturday cannot happen again': Weekend skijoring event pushed Banff past capacity calgaryherald.com/news/0121-banf…

'What happened on Saturday cannot happen again': Weekend skijoring event pushed Banff past capacity calgaryherald.com/news/0121-banf…
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From columnist Catherine Ford: Science fiction in the 1950s foreshadowed a future both comforting and concerning calgaryherald.com/opinion/ford-s…

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Toddler in stroller is latest Calgary traffic fatality in Family Day weekend 'tragedy' #yyc calgaryherald.com/news/toddler-k…

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The death of a toddler saddens the city. It's the worst example of a deadly epidemic. Column. calgaryherald.com/news/braid-the… #yyc #yyccc #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

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Government officials encourage us to prepare for emergencies, yet by closing Weatheradio Canada, they are removing an essential tool from our toolkit. My column this week: calgaryherald.com/opinion/weathe…